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Illini Amtrak trains travel between Chicago and Carbondale, Illinois. Saluki trains stop at some of the same stations and offer more transportation options. Schedule Highlights Visit Amtrak.com to view the most recent schedules and timetables. Read Also: Amtrak Southwest Chief Train Stops, Stations Before You Ride Ticketing and Reservations: How to Purchase Tickets: Reservation Options: … Read more
The Hiawatha Service, or simply Hiawatha, is an Amtrak train line that runs 86 miles (138 km) along the western shore of Lake Michigan between Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Historically, the term was used for various routes from the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean. As of 2007, there were twelve to fourteen trains daily … Read more
The Hartford Line is an Amtrak train service that runs mainly between Springfield, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, on Amtrak’s New Haven-Springfield line. The line’s service consists of a shuttle, Valley Flyer, and Northeast Regional trains. The shuttle trains connect with Acela and Northeast Regional services at New Haven Union Station, where passengers may usually … Read more
The Heartland Flyer is a daily passenger train that travels 206 miles (332 kilometers) between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Fort Worth, Texas. It is operated by Amtrak and subsidized by the governments of Oklahoma and Texas. The train’s daily round journey starts in Oklahoma City in the morning and arrives in Fort Worth in the … Read more
The Ethan Allen Express is a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak in the United States, running from New York City to Burlington, Vermont, via Albany. One daily round trip is performed over a 310-mile (500-kilometer) north-south route, with a planned operating duration of 7 hours and 35 minutes. New York and Vermont fund the … Read more
The Empire Service is an intercity train service offered by Amtrak in the state of New York, United States. The brand name was first used by the New York Central Railroad in 1967. The line’s trains offer regular daily service over the 460-mile (740-kilometer) Empire Corridor from New York City to Niagara Falls via Albany, … Read more
Amtrak operates the Empire Builder, a daily long-distance passenger train that runs from Chicago to either Seattle or Portland via two portions west of Spokane. Introduced in 1929, it was the Great Northern Railway’s premier passenger train and was preserved by Amtrak when it took over interstate rail services in 1971. The trip takes 45-46 … Read more
The Downeaster is a 145-mile (233-kilometer) passenger train operated by Amtrak and monitored by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA), a Maine state agency. The train, named after Maine’s Down East area, performs five daily round trips from Boston’s North Station to Brunswick, Maine, with 10 intermediate stops. In fiscal 2023, the Downeaster … Read more
Amtrak operates the Coast Starlight, a long-distance passenger train that runs between Seattle and Los Angeles via Portland and the San Francisco Bay Area. The train, which has run continuously since Amtrak’s inception in 1971, was the first to provide direct service between Seattle and Los Angeles. The name is a combination of two previous … Read more
Amtrak operates the Crescent, a daily long-distance passenger train between New York City and New Orleans (“Crescent City”). The 1,377-mile (2,216-kilometer) route connects the Northeast and Gulf Coast via the Appalachian Piedmont, with major stops in Charlotte, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; and Birmingham, Alabama. The majority of the Crescent’s route is on the Norfolk Southern … Read more
